扫罗叫百姓起誓说，凡不等到晚上向敌人报完了仇吃什么的，必受咒诅。因此这日百姓没有吃什么，就极其困惫。

那日，以色列人非常困惫，因为扫罗叫百姓起誓说：“凡不等到晚上我向敌人报完了仇就吃东西的，必受诅咒。”因此所有的百姓都没有尝食物。

那日，以色列人非常困惫，因为扫罗叫百姓起誓说：“凡不等到晚上我向敌人报完了仇就吃东西的，必受诅咒。”因此所有的百姓都没有尝食物。

那一天，以色列人很困乏，因为扫罗叫他们起誓：“谁在黄昏前，就是在向敌人报完仇以前吃任何东西，谁就要受咒诅。”于是，以色列人整天都没有进食。

那一天，以色列人处境很窘迫，因为扫罗叫众人起誓说：“不等到晚上，不等到我向敌人报了仇，就吃食物的，那人必受咒诅。”所以众民都没有尝过食物。

那天以色列人的处境窘迫，因为扫罗让军兵起过誓说：“在我报复了仇敌以先、在傍晚之前吃东西的人是受诅咒的！”所以军兵中没有一个人吃东西。

掃羅叫百姓起誓說，凡不等到晚上向敵人報完了仇吃甚麼的，必受咒詛。因此這日百姓沒有吃甚麼，就極其困憊。

那日，以色列人非常困憊，因為掃羅叫百姓起誓說：「凡不等到晚上我向敵人報完了仇就吃東西的，必受詛咒。」因此所有的百姓都沒有嘗食物。

那日，以色列人非常困憊，因為掃羅叫百姓起誓說：「凡不等到晚上我向敵人報完了仇就吃東西的，必受詛咒。」因此所有的百姓都沒有嘗食物。

那一天，以色列人很困乏，因為掃羅叫他們起誓：「誰在黃昏前，就是在向敵人報完仇以前吃任何東西，誰就要受咒詛。」於是，以色列人整天都沒有進食。

那一天，以色列人處境很窘迫，因為掃羅叫眾人起誓說：“不等到晚上，不等到我向敵人報了仇，就吃食物的，那人必受咒詛。”所以眾民都沒有嘗過食物。

那一天以色列人很窘迫，因為掃羅對人民起誓說：『凡未到晚上、我還未從仇敵身上報完了仇以前喫甚麼食物的人、都必受咒詛』；因此人民連嘗嘗甚麼食物都沒有。

那天以色列人的處境窘迫，因為掃羅讓軍兵起過誓說：「在我報復了仇敵以先、在傍晚之前吃東西的人是受詛咒的！」所以軍兵中沒有一個人吃東西。

當日以色列人困憊、蓋掃羅以誓戒民曰、未至日夕、報我仇於我敵之先、凡食物者、必見詛、於是民不食、

當日掃羅與民發誓、曰、毋食餱糧、迨夕乃可、犯者見詛、俟我盡報斯仇。因此以色列族不嘗食物、困憊特甚。

掃羅向民發誓曰、凡不俟我向敵盡報斯仇、不待暮而先食者、願其見詛、是日以色列人未嘗食物、遂甚困憊、

Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying,“ Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.

The Israelites became very hungry that day. That’s because Saul had forced the army to make a promise. He had said,“ None of you must eat any food before evening comes. You must not eat until I’ve paid my enemies back for what they did. If you do, may you be under a curse!” So none of the troops ate any food at all.

And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying,“ Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people had tasted food.

Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying,“ Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening— before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day,

and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath:“ The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

Now the men of Israel were hard pressed on that day, for Saul had put the people under oath, saying,“ Cursed be the man who eats food before evening, and before I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying,“ Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath:“ The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed[ be] the man that eateth[ any] food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted[ any] food.

Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath:“ Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.

The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying,“ Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath:“ Cursed before the Lord is the one who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho:“ At the cost of his firstborn son he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.” (niv)

For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. (niv)

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. (niv)

“ Cursed is anyone who makes an idol— a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands— and sets it up in secret.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother- in- law.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”“ Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!” (niv)

The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah:“ Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”The people went to Bethel, where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly.“ Lord, God of Israel,” they cried,“ why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing from Israel today?”Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.Then the Israelites asked,“ Who from all the tribes of Israel has failed to assemble before the Lord?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to assemble before the Lord at Mizpah was to be put to death. (niv)

“ When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves— praise the Lord! (niv)

When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely. (niv)

He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me, (niv)

But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.Then one of the soldiers told him,“ Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying,‘ Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”Jonathan said,“ My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?” (niv)

If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord! (niv)

“‘ No person devoted to destruction may be ransomed; they are to be put to death. (niv)

Then Israel made this vow to the Lord:“ If you will deliver these people into our hands, we will totally destroy their cities.” (niv)

The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent.But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it.All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.” (niv)

And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord:“ If you give the Ammonites into my hands,whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.” (niv)